LOGINRhea’s POV“Ethan?”I said it in confusion. Ethan didn’t look surprised to see me, instead he did his best to avoid my eyes. I looked from him to Rowan, expecting some shocked expression, something, but he was right behind me, close enough that his breath grazed my ear when he whispered.“How do you like my surprise?”I turned slightly. “Surprise?” I repeated sure I had misheard him or missed something.“I’ve been thinking,” he said, his hand moving to my shoulder, rubbing it lightly. “I haven’t been fair to you. Like you said that day, I have my women. So you should have your men too.”He had to be joking. Any second now he’d laugh, tell me it was a test, something. But what followed was only an awkward silence, thick enough to choke on.“Come on,” Rowan said, reaching for my jacket. “Show him what you’ve got.”My hand snapped to his wrist before I’d even thought about it.“Don’t be like that. I’m sure Ethan would love to admire this lingerie as much as I do.” He said it like it was
Rhea’s POVI stood there, legs still shaking, while Rowan draped a robe over my shoulders and that was that. I pulled it tight around me as we walked out, my mind spinning the whole way. Did anyone hear us? I couldn’t tell from the faces we passed. What I did know was that I was never setting foot in that shop again.We got to the car in no time and my whole body was wrecked. While Rowan made business calls from outside the room, I slipped away for a cold shower and then finally went looking for the phone I had completely forgotten about all day.It took a while. Found it sitting right on the couch, screen lit up like it had been trying to reach me all afternoon. Over fifty missed calls from Lyra. And about ten from Ethan.I set the phone down and took a breath before I called Lyra back. She picked up on the first ring, like she had been sitting there waiting. We talked for a while. She had been worried enough to call my dad, and only after hearing he confirmed I was fine did she sett
Rhea’s POVRowan took me to the shower, washed me up gently, then laid me on the bed like nothing had happened. The same bed. I lay there frustrated from not cumming and from all the things I hadn’t gotten off my chest yet, so I made a plan. Sleep first, vent when I woke up.What I didn’t imagine was waking up with Rowan already between my legs, my hips rising on their own to meet him.“Naughty girl.” The vibration from his lips hit my clit so hard I saw fireworks.My body was fully awake before my mind was. My hand flew to his hair, gripping a good chunk of it. It felt like floating, like nothing else existed outside the sensation between my thighs.“Yes… please…” I pleaded, feeling the pressure surge, that release I’d been starved of building to its peak, and just when I was right there, he pulled back.I almost cried.His smug smile as he licked his lips was criminal.“Not yet, little mouse.”I glared at him as he stood and walked to the bathroom. The shower clicked on and I sat th
Rhea’s POVI knew that voice.I turned immediately, my legs almost giving out. There stood Rowan in his full glory, fists clenched at his sides, eyes glaring straight at me.I instinctively hid behind Ethan, but the person I had chosen as my shield stepped forward and walked toward Rowan instead. “Mr. Langston, to what do I owe…” He was barely halfway through his sentence when a hard punch landed on his face. Ethan dropped to the floor.“Thank your father,” Rowan said, looking down at him. “If not for him, you would have lost those hands.” Ethan cowered on the ground in fear, and I was already shaking.“Come here.”That was all. No room for argument, no explanation. Just a simple command.So many questions raced through my head, but right now, surviving this moment mattered more.“I don’t feel like it,” I replied, sitting back down on the bed.“Come here, Rhea. Or I promise, I will drag you out if I must.” His voice dropped lower, and somehow that made it worse.Something about his to
Rhea’s POVWell, Lyra did come in casual clothes — just to be sure I wasn’t pulling some prank — but the moment she saw I meant business, she quickly dressed up.I looked myself over. The short flare leather gown that would definitely expose my entire backside the second I bent forward. The pointed red heels. The sleek ponytail that gave me an instant facelift. I was set for the night.We hit the road. I wound down the windows and let the night air slip into my skin, cold and clean and exactly what I needed. Lyra, on the other hand, was gripping her seatbelt for dear life, but the drive was therapeutic for me. Just when I was really settling into it, Rowan’s club came into view and I found myself slamming the brakes.Lyra turned sharply to look at me. She didn’t say a word.I stared at the entrance. People loitered outside, cigarette smoke curling up into the night air. Part of me wanted nothing more than to step out of this car, walk through those doors, and show Rowan exactly what h
Rhea’s POVSleep never came.I lay in the dark of Lyra’s room staring at the ceiling, my phone face-up on my chest, willing it to light up. A call. A text. Even a single word would have been enough. I told myself I was done with him, that I had walked away with what was left of my dignity and I wasn’t looking back. But dignity is a quiet thing when you’re alone at 3am and the silence keeps getting louder.But even till morning, not even a beep.I couldn’t face school. I couldn’t face much of anything, so I stayed in Lyra’s bed long after she left, curled into the warmth her body had left behind, and I cried until the pillow was soaked through. At some point, I found the wine I had brought and opened it without really deciding to. One glass became two, became the rest of the bottle. My vision blurred and I staggered around, dancing to the music I had on.“See how sexy I am,” I said as I danced in front of the mirror, shaking my ass and giggling.I was having the time of my life when t
RHEA’S POV“Don’t cum until I tell you to.” He commanded.I swallowed hard and slowly opened my legs, letting them rest on either side of the seat, then I reached under my gown and started touching myself.Something warm and strange moved all over me but my body had already decided it wasn’t saying
RHEA’S POV“I’m ready.” I blurted out.A smile crossed his lips immediately. “Good girl.” He gestured me in.I smiled awkwardly as I stepped into his room, my heart still racing, a part of me screaming to turn back around.But I went ahead anyway.I sat on the chair he offered, and he pulled out a
RHEA’S POVHe led me out of the room with a gentle tug, his hand wrapped loosely around my wrist. We walked past door after door, and my heart knocked harder with each one we passed.I couldn’t stop wondering what he was up to.We finally stopped in front of one door at the end of the hall. He pres
AUTHOR’s POV Rhea’s eyes dropped before her brain could stop them.Rowan stood there, water trailing down his chest, completely unbothered. He reached over and turned off the shower, eyes already on her.“Done staring?” The smirk on his face was unbearable.Rhea snapped back to herself. She shut h







